The Effect of Temperature on the Spread of the Coronavirus in the U.S.

I investigate whether the cross-sectional data on cumulative (symptomatic) cases of coronavirus in the 48 contiguous states of the U.S. at the end of March 2020 provide any evidence that the rate of transmission of the virus declines at higher temperatures. Average temperatures in March varied from...

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Breton, Theodore
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2020
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Universidad EAFIT
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eng
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Coronavirus
temperature
community spread
U.S
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spelling Medellín de: Lat: 06 15 00 N degrees minutes Lat: 6.2500 decimal degrees Long: 075 36 00 W degrees minutes Long: -75.6000 decimal degrees2020-04-28T00:24:22Z2020-04-112020-04-28T00:24:22Zhttp://hdl.handle.net/10784/16075I12I18I investigate whether the cross-sectional data on cumulative (symptomatic) cases of coronavirus in the 48 contiguous states of the U.S. at the end of March 2020 provide any evidence that the rate of transmission of the virus declines at higher temperatures. Average temperatures in March varied from 30 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit in the 48 states. Controlling for other relevant factors, including population density and the availability of testing, I find no evidence that a higher average temperature in a state reduced the incidence of cumulative cases/capita of the virus in the state. These results provide no indication that seasonal increases in temperature will cause the coronavirus epidemic to disappear in the summer.engUniversidad EAFITEscuela de Economía y FinanzasThe Effect of Temperature on the Spread of the Coronavirus in the U.S.workingPaperinfo:eu-repo/semantics/workingPaperDocumento de trabajo de investigacióndrafthttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_b1a7d7d4d402bccehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_8042Acceso abiertohttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Coronavirustemperaturecommunity spreadU.SBreton, TheodoreLICENSElicense.txtlicense.txttext/plain; charset=utf-82556https://repository.eafit.edu.co/bitstreams/a447dfbc-003c-4395-a495-ef352bd4fc75/download76025f86b095439b7ac65b367055d40cMD51ORIGINALWP-2020-14-Theodore Breton.pdfWP-2020-14-Theodore Breton.pdfapplication/pdf945223https://repository.eafit.edu.co/bitstreams/98128482-6dda-4ab5-a129-7cddbcbd553e/download44993a648cfd5de656db3ef74c08cbe4MD5210784/16075oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/160752024-03-05 14:06:14.69open.accesshttps://repository.eafit.edu.coRepositorio Institucional Universidad EAFITrepositorio@eafit.edu.co
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title The Effect of Temperature on the Spread of the Coronavirus in the U.S.
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Coronavirus
temperature
community spread
U.S
title_short The Effect of Temperature on the Spread of the Coronavirus in the U.S.
title_full The Effect of Temperature on the Spread of the Coronavirus in the U.S.
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dc.subject.keyword.spa.fl_str_mv Coronavirus
temperature
community spread
U.S
topic Coronavirus
temperature
community spread
U.S
description I investigate whether the cross-sectional data on cumulative (symptomatic) cases of coronavirus in the 48 contiguous states of the U.S. at the end of March 2020 provide any evidence that the rate of transmission of the virus declines at higher temperatures. Average temperatures in March varied from 30 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit in the 48 states. Controlling for other relevant factors, including population density and the availability of testing, I find no evidence that a higher average temperature in a state reduced the incidence of cumulative cases/capita of the virus in the state. These results provide no indication that seasonal increases in temperature will cause the coronavirus epidemic to disappear in the summer.
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